My intelligence

Tourist interviews

1. Where are you from?

-I'm from Edinburgh in Scotland.

2. Are you on holidays here? Are you having a good time?
-Yes, yes, very good!

3. Why did you choose Catalonia for your holidays?
-Well I've been to lotsof different places in Spain but I hadn't been here.

4. Where are you staying?
-I'm staying jusr outside Figueres.

5. Are you with a group? How many people are you with?
-I'm just with my husband and ywo children.

6. How long are you staying in Catalonia/Spain?
-We've get two more weekks.

7. Do you speak Spanish or Catalan?
- No, no nothing.

8. Do you think people here speak good English?
-I think they speak very good english.

9. Have you visited other places in Catalonia/Spain?
-The others days wewent to Barcelona and tomorrow we want to go to Girona.

10. Which place did you like best?
-I liked Barcelona, very much but it's very busy.

11. Which didn't you like so much?
-I don't like the tourist areas very much.

12. What do you think of the Dali Museum?
- I've no been to the Dali Museum.

13. Do you like Catalan/Spanish food?
-Oh I like all food yes.

14. Have you bought any souvenirs?
- Yes, I've bought some things and postcards for my friends at home.

15. Are Catalans/Spanish friendly in your opinion?
- I think so yes, very friendly.

16. Would you like to come back again?
-Yes, I don't know if I came here, maybe another past of Spain.

The final match of Barça!

Last Sunday, I went to Barcelona with my sister, Carla, and her boyfriend, Blai, for watch the final macth of league of FCBarcelona. FCB had one point of advantage respect of Real Madrid. This match was decisive because if Barça lost and Madrid won, Madrid will be champion of the league.
Barça played with Villadolid. Barça won for 4-0. The goals was scored by: Prieto (in own goal), Pedro and Messi (2).
R.Madrid was draw with Malaga for 1-1. R.Madrid final second of the league.

We were at first stand, on fifth row. We had the players very, very near :) After the match, the players of Barça did a party on the field.

After, I, Carla and Blai went to Canaletes. There were a lot of people, there was a football atmosfere.

It was a fantastic day with a lot of emotion!

Maria and Quim!

We first met it was at infantil nursery. Quim has two years and Maria too. Inmediatly we were best friends. We always went in the same class except in 1rs, 2nd and 3rd of ESO but now we went together another time. When we were little Maria help Quim to wrote his letters of love and Quim things that Maria was his personal psycologist.

We played football in the leisure time and we alweys won. In the excurcions was always at the bus together, holding hands and we ate lollipops.

Before Maria was much higher than Quim but now is backwards. We always met out of school and we play a lot of afternoons. Now we meet to but we don 't play, we speak.

We love a lot, Quim & Maria= BF4è (Best Friends for ever)

Plans for the 2010 summer

Soon school will finish and we will have more than two months of summer holiday.
I like very much the summer holidays, because I will do a lot of things, for example: go to the beach with friends, go to the swimming pool, every day free with friends, a little study too. I am happy to stay here all summer because here we have everything; beaches, mountains, swiming pools, cinema, shops, restaurants, bar, city, summer partys,... The problem is that the summer is short and possibly too quick I am in Batxillerat and I need to be prepared.

Film

Last friday I went with my friends to Roses to see one film at the cinema. The film was called From Paris wiith love (Desde Paris con amor). It is an action film mixed with humor and love.
It is about special agents that chase a group of drug dealels from Pakistan. One agent has a girlfriend, and she wants to marry. But he discovers that she is a one member of the band of drug dealels. The special agents kill a lot of them. The end of the film is very exciting, the girlfriend enter an importan meeting of ministers as a suicide bomber but the special agent has to kill her before she explodes the bomb. The end is sad because the special agent loves her but kills her.

I liked the film very much. A lot of accion and well filmed.

Italy 2010

On Sunday 21st of March at 3 o'clock in the morning we got on the bus in castelló and went to Girona airport to take the plane to Italy. We arrived in Pisa and we had the day in Pisa. We visited the Tower of Pisa and other tourist attractions. We went to sleep in Montecatini, near Florence. The next day we went to Florence, I liked Florence very much.Tuesday we went to Sienna and in the afternoon we took the bus to Rome. We slept the night in Rome and the next two days we visited all the places in Rome. My favourite place was the Coliseum.

On Thursday night we took the ferry and went to Barcelona. It was fun on the ferry.Friday we arrived back to castelló.

It was a fantastic holiday.Every day visiting different places and every day pizza and pasta.

Saturday 10 of April. BARÇA-MADRID

Last Saturday, Barça and R.Madrid played a match of league BBVA at 22:00 hours.

I went to Maria house with my friends: Maria, Guillem, Mireia, Simon, Aleix, Pablo...

Before the match started we ordered pizzas for half time. The first part was a little boring but at 34 minits just before the end of the first part, Messi scored a goal. After, we ate pizza and started the second part. After 13 minutes Pedro scored the second goal of the match that finalized the match. After, we went to celebrate in the village.

Thanks to the three points, Barça became leaders of the league.

Snow. 8th March

On Monday 8th of March it started to rain but after it was snow! The Institute closed. At 11 o'clock all the students went to the home. In the beginning it was very fun, I played with the snow. I ate and went with my friends: Mireia, Guillem, Maria, Cristina, Grimbo for all the village. But later we didn't have electricity. No TV, no computer, no light... 24 hours without light. On Tuesday there was no water. The adjuntament had much work and on Tuesday night we had water and electricity again.

It is 40 years since we had snow like this.

I want to be a Teacher

When I finish the institut, I will go to the university and I will study to be a Teacher. I want to be a Primary teacher, not secondary. Because I like young children more than older. Possibily I will be a teacher of Sports. I want to be a teacher because I like to teach and I like level of the life of teaches. Every day is diferent and not boring. The holidays are good but the salary is not so good.

Carnival 2010'

This year I did Carnival. I went to carnival of different villages: Roses, Empuriabrava, Castelló and Fortià. My friends and I dressed up as hunters and Little Red Riding Hood. All the carnivals were very funny. For me the best Carnival was Castelló because there were more people that I knew and there was a good party after.The best float was a one of a road. And the best group was the Cheetos. Next year I will do Carnival again.

The film: AVATAR

In January I saw this film at the cinema of Roses. It is a sciencie fiction film but the film is in 3D.

The film is about a planet (Pandora) where the humans want a special mineral. The inhabitants of Pandora are Navis and they don't want the humans to destroy the natural planet with mining. The humans create ''avatar'' that transforms humans in to navis and discover their world. The protagonist, Jake, loves the princess of the Navis and the world of Pandora. And he and Navis fight with the humans and finally the Navis destroy the humans.

This film is very beautiful. The grafics are spectacular and the love story is fantastic. The 3D effect is incredible.

Why is Shakespeare so famous?

Shakespeare's life

When was he born? Find a photo of him
- He was born 26 April 1564.

Where was he born? Include a map with the place

-Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon

What was his family?

-Shakespeare married with Anne Hathaway. Her wife was Susanna.

How old was he when he died?
-He was died 23 April 1616.

Shakespeare's time

Who was the Queen and King during Shakespeare's life? Include photos
-Was Elizabeth I of England.

What country was a great rival of England during this time?
-The country rival was Spain.

What happened with the Spanish Armada?
-There was a war with the Spanish Armada, with Felipe II.

Why was the Elisabethan era described as golden?
-For the good poetry and literature.

Shakespeare's career

How many plays did he write?
- He wrote 38 plays.

How many poems did he write?
- He wrote 154 poems.

Find the title in English and Catalan/Spanish of one comedy, one tragedy and one poem.
-Romeo and Juliet / Romeu i Julieta, Mid summers night dream/ El somni d'una nit d'estiu

What is the Globe? Find a picture
-The Globe is a theatre.

Where is the Globe? Find and copy a map of its location
-In London.

What plays are performed in the Globe this month?


When was the Globe first built?
-Was built in 1599.

How long did Shakespeare work there in the Globe?

What was the name of his theatre company?
-The Lord Chamberlain's Men.

What happened to the Globe in 1644?
-It was pulled down.

Who built the Globe again and when?

-Was built in 1977 for Peter Street.

Shakespeare's fame

His words are used today around the world. How many words did he supposedly invent in the English language?
- Too many words.

In which play did he say "To be or not to be. That is the question"?
-The play is Hamlet.

Look for another famous word/quotation invented by Shakespeare and translate it into Catalan/Spanish
-My love's more richer than my tongue /El meu amor és mes ric que la meva llengua.
Nothing will come of nothing/Res vindrà del no res.

Curiosities

Who died on the same day as Shakespeare?
- He is Cervantes.

What was Shakespeare's nick?
- Bard of Avon.

How many films have been adapted from his work?
- 420 films.

My sport

The last year I played football but I stopped because I was bored and now I play Tennis. Before I played Tennis in the summer but I now play all year. I play Tennis in Empuriabrava at the club Tennis Center. The days that I train are Wednesday and Friday, two hours for day.

I like tennis because I am always active and playing with the ball. It is a competitive sport and it's important that the player is fit.

At the moment I only train, I don't do competitions because the in the matches there is alot of stress. Possibly later I will do matches because I will be more prepared.

My favourite tennis player is Rafa Nadal.

New year resolutions

My new year resolutions are: I will pass the ESO; I will be less lazy and I will work harder. I will study more to get better marks. I will improve the tennis. Good things will happen to me, I will have a good year in 2010.

The Barça will win the league, the champions and more things.

My family will be happy and with health.

My pets

I have two dogs. One is Tina, she is a black dog, she have eight years old, she is a caniche miniature. Tina is friendly, likes to lick and bark when she doesn't know the person.

She likes to sleep.

The other dog is Tona, she is a white dog, she have three years old, she is also caniche miniature but she is bigger than Tina. She is always happy. She likes people to throw toys and she guards them.

The two dogs like my father because he takes them for a walk and gives them food...

I like to have dogs because they are an other member of the family.